1. (a) The department and the commission shall disclose to the attorney general any information received under this chapter and requested by the attorney general for purposes of determining compliance with and enforcing this chapter. The department, the commission, and the attorney general:

   1. (1) shall share with each other the information received under this chapter; and
   2. (2) may share the information received under this chapter with other federal, state, or local agencies only for purposes of enforcing this chapter or a corresponding law in another state.

2. (b) Notwithstanding any other law:

   1. (1) the department, the commission, or the attorney general may provide information received under section 17 of this chapter to a court, an arbitrator, or a data clearinghouse or similar entity:

      1. (A) for the purposes of making calculations required by the master settlement agreement and related settlement agreements; and

      2. (B) with counsel for the parties;

         upon the execution of a protective order approved by the attorney general; and

   2. (2) any tobacco sales data provided from an outside party and received under the master settlement agreement must be treated as confidential under IC 5-14-3-4 (a)(4) and IC 5-14-3-4 (a)(5).

As added by P.L.252-2003, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.231-2015, SEC.12.